Tidbits:
First Draft Taproom & Kitchen will open on the corner of 4th Street North and 6th Avenue North in the new Opus Group Variant apartment building (324 6th Ave. N.). The 4,600-square-foot concept will offer 54 taps of rotating brews. Most will be Minnesota-based selections.

The self-dispensing tap beer system works like this: A customers' ID and credit card are checked by a staff member. You're then given a card, which you scan on the wine/beer/cider tap of your choice to start pouring. Customers are charged by the ounce.

First Draft will also have a full-kitchen that will serve shareable plates in a counter service setting. The menu is still being finalized; it's possible ownership will host pop-up events for area chefs.

First Draft Taproom & Kitchen is slated to open in the early summer (it will also have a patio area). It will hire 25 to 30 people. The concept was designed by Minneapolis-based Studio M Architects.

I used to live here for 2-3 years. I only moved because my fiancé had a house in Como Park. At the time (2010-ish) I was only paying around $750 for a 1 bed flat. Lofts in the nearby area were already around $1100. I thought if they spent a little money to bring them out of the 80's kitchen and baths, they could significantly raise the rates. It will be interesting to see if they get remodeled.

Schafer Richardson is redeveloping the Weather-Rite site in the North Loop. Located next to three new luxury apartment buildings, Fulton Brewery, InBound BrewCo and Be The Match Headquarters, 700 North 5th is in the heart of Minneapolis’ hottest neighborhood – perfect for your company’s urban live-work-play needs!

Schafer Richardson is redeveloping the Weather-Rite site in the North Loop. Located next to three new luxury apartment buildings, Fulton Brewery, InBound BrewCo and Be The Match Headquarters, 700 North 5th is in the heart of Minneapolis’ hottest neighborhood – perfect for your company’s urban live-work-play needs!

Schafer Richardson is redeveloping the Weather-Rite site in the North Loop. Located next to three new luxury apartment buildings, Fulton Brewery, InBound BrewCo and Be The Match Headquarters, 700 North 5th is in the heart of Minneapolis’ hottest neighborhood – perfect for your company’s urban live-work-play needs!

The food hall — Graze Provisions & Libations — would have 14,100 square feet of floor space with six kitchen slots, two indoor dining areas, two bars, a coffee shop on the first floor, a communal outdoor space and a 3,100-square-foot rooftop patio. The building would be north of the intersection of 4th St. N. and 5th Ave. N., behind Modist Brewing Co.

The proposed building design includes brick, wood, cement board, metal panels and glass. Minneapolis-based ESG Architects is listed as the project designer.

The food hall plans will go to the city planning commission on Feb. 8.